Kevin Carter was a photographer who won a Pulitzer Prize (arguably the world's most famous and prestigious award for journalists) in 1994. Published in the New York Times, Carter's photograph was of a young child in the Sudan, who was trying to get to a feeding center. But before she could get there, she collapsed in hunger. A vulture is in the ( Read more... )

the project for excellence in journalism website (found at http://www.journalism.org/) has excellent advice to students and others who are interested in pursuing careers in journalism. read it and assess yourself - am i fit for this profession? do i have what it takes to be an ethical and responsible practitioner?

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hi everyone,

let me attach here an excellent article from the philippine journalism review's PJR reports (access the latest issue at http://www.cmfr.com.ph/_pjrreports/2008/may-june/0508_front.html). the PJR reports is a monthly media monitoring publication which includes incisive articles about media practice, ethics and issues, and is pulished by ( Read more... )

I just saw the new Batman movie, and holy cow, it was so complex that after four days, I'm still thinking about it.

Initial reaction: not for children. The Dark Night is really dark. The violence in the movie is not so much physical as it was psychological. The terror was not in the darkness or the shadows but in the madness that lurked not just in ( Read more... )

from the book "the tabloid culture reader," edited by anita biressi and heather nunn (mcgraw hill open university press, berkshire, england, 2008), here are some of the new-age terms that are being used to describe new mass media phenomena:

SHOCKJOCK: a radio disc jockey who uses elements such as sensationalism, sex, violence, voyeurism, and ( Read more... )